Second-hand vehicles platform Credr has obtained $15m in series A funding through its parent company Incredible Technologies.

Argus Cyber Security will use the funding to hire more developers as demand for safe car connectivity is increasing.

Online-to-offline platform Zhai.me, which targets the student population, has welcomed back Bertelsmann and added Meituan to its list of corporate backers.

The peer-to-peer lending platform has obtained $24m in series B capital from Hakim, which reportedly also provided its series A funding.

App services company IronSource, which raised $105m in an Access Industries-backed round in February, is merging with mobile adtech developer Supersonic.

The venture capital firm has launched a fund aimed at early-stage startups in China, and has attracted home textile producer Luolai as a limited partner.

Cisco's involvement in the $80m fund, which is also backed by Yahoo Japan, was originally reported in July.

Ratan Tata, who served as chairman of conglomerate Tata for more than 20 years, will advise the corporate venturing affiliate on strategy and leadership.

E-commerce company Aliababa will work with the media company and private equity firm Yunfeng on the joint venture, which will focus on sports technologies.